Greece: Anger and Acceptance

Does anyone have any feedback on whether this would impact tourist travel in Athens and surrounding islands this summer?

3:18 pm March 11, 2010

American Sharecropper wrote:

The inevitable end to a Socialist State - the descent into anarchy. Thoughtful Americans should take careful note.

4:24 pm March 11, 2010

VT wrote:

OMG! People! Stop being so 'American'. You can travel to Greece without any issues other than may be transport disruption in Athens on a day of strike if you are unlucky. Greece is one of the safest countries in Europe for decades now.
It is also not a socialist state unfortunately! It is very much a capitalist heaven of the few owning most of the wealth. This is why people are on the streets. Thgouhtful Americans should be on the streets as well demanding their share of their work rather than living in poverty without basics such as the right to have health insurance, and other care when they need. It is the very globalised model promoted in all of the countries, including Greece, that will bring the anarchy across many countries soon when the social buble breaks!

4:53 pm March 11, 2010

American Oligarchy Slave wrote:

VT writes - . "..Americans should be on the streets as well..." And we would except that we no longer have any strong worker unions to help us organize.

6:12 pm March 11, 2010

Bankruptis wrote:

Great timing Greeks! Your only 'industry' is about to evaporate as people make the summer plans now.
Should I go?
Will I get killed?
Will I find a cab?
Will the planes fly?

nah, I'll just book Croatia or Turkey.

9:26 pm March 11, 2010

reporter, USA, http://theclearsky.blogspot.com/ wrote:

Athens has been borrowing money from foreigners to fund a lavish lifestyle for the Greeks. That borrowed money represents resources that foreigners -- Germans, in particular -- have given to the Greeks. The Greeks are legally obligated to pay back that money -- i. e., to give back an equivalent amount of resources -- to the foreigners when the loans come due.

We should be clear about this matter. The Greeks bear 100% of the blame for the current financial crisis. Neither European institutions nor the International Monetary Fund should help the Greeks in any way. The Greeks already have a solution that they can implement to fix their financial problems: the Greeks can cut spending, rescind their promises of early retirement for workers, and raise taxes.

If the Greek voters riot due to Athens' implementing this solution, then the Greek police should use real bullets and should shoot to kill anyone who commits a violent act.

10:27 pm March 11, 2010

Faith wrote:

If you are there and believe in democracy, freedom, and all that jazz, it would be only moral integrity to join the riot.

12:23 am March 12, 2010

VT wrote:

@reporter.
You are not serious are you? I think you should shoot your self in the head so that sciense can use it to explain what having no brain looks like!

1:31 pm March 12, 2010

Reason wrote:

VT wrote: "Thgouhtful Americans should be on the streets.. demanding .... the right to have health insurance, and other care when they need." VT does not understand that insurance and care does not exist in the nature! It is a product of someones labor. Claming right on that labor it is claiming your right on slavery. Greeks now look like little hysterical childeren in a toy store. They can not grasp the concept of the cost of their delusional appetite for the socialistic ideas. Now they can cry, scream and stump their feet but it will not produce wealth, It will not increase their live standards. It can can only further ruin any desire to invest in this kindergarden. I am sitting comfortably back and enjoying another show of socialism failure. However this summer I will be there not only because I will be able to get even better deal on everything, BUT mainly I want to support the real working people - the small business owners. Those who are suffering the most from the bloated army of parasites attached to the Nany State tits.

9:23 pm March 12, 2010

MS. NORTH wrote:

hoha

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